An important United Nations environmental conference went past 6:00 in the evening when the interpreters' contracted working conditions … - Daniel Yergin

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That is the charm of the map. It represents the other side of the horizon where everything is possible.

Daniel Yergin

An important United Nations environmental conference went past 6:00 in the evening when the interpreters' contracted working conditions said they could leave. They left, abandoning the delegates unable to talk to each other in their native languages. The French head of the committee, who had insisted on speaking only in French throughout the week suddenly demonstrated the ability to speak excellent English with English-speaking delegates.

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